Have searched extensively in these forums but have not found what I needed.
I need to essentially duplicate the functionality of Nokia Maps (as available on the N95) on my Tilt. That means:
* Maps can be pre-loaded for travel in areas with no data connection;
* Maps available for (at least) all of Europe;
* Free, until and unless you need route calculation/navigation (which I don't)
In the US I use Google Maps which is great, but when I'm in England/Europe I'm on a pay-as-you-go SIM which means outrageous rates for data, which is why I need something that can be 100% pre-loaded. I only use it when walking so don't need all the routing features.
Unfortunately Nokia is no longer offering a Windoze Mobile version of their mapping product after having bought out smart2go, otherwise that would have been perfect.
Any recommendations/links would be greatly appreciated.
- Oliver
There's Tomtom and iGo and the maps for both aren't free. You're not going to find a pre-loaded maps program, because it doesn't exist afaik. The only free GPS programs are those which require data.
free gps software
You can try to see if you can compile a copy of roadnav or navit. Those data + softwares are truly free. Plus it helps to improve openstreetmaps data that is free too!
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I really like google maps, and of course, its free. The GPS function works great when I am outside or have a view of the sky (just figured this out).
Can I download maps or my city and keep them locally on my kaiser so I don't have to use the expensive 3G and only use the free GPS? Or does the require a program you must pay for, ie tomtom, or whatever else.
Also, google maps gives me a really precise location with GPS (within feet), but I cant seem to figure out how to get it to tell my elevation, wind speed, other GPS functions. Is this not possible with Google Maps?
Thanks!
Matt
google maps is not really a gps program so it cannot give you those other features like windspeed, elevation, etc.
if you search the site there is a program to let you download the maps and store them locally on your kaiser. takes it a bit of work though to get it but it is free.
A program like TomaTom Destinator or IGo will do that. I use TomTom personally & really like it. Depending on what maps you want to keep handy, you'll need at least a 2GB SD card. If you search around, I'm sure you can find the TomTom taster that will work well & allow you one free local city map download. Just be aware that while TT6 is great for road trips & city driving to known locations, it doesn't have the same nearly unlimited POI database you get from the servers that work with Google Maps & Live Search.
I was wondering if I could use google maps and download the maps over my wifi. I dont have a data plan so google maps would have to save onto my phone.
Also I was wondering how does the tomtom or garmin thing work. Do I need a login or something for those, or do I just pay for the maps? (My family has a TomTom and my uncle has a Garmin )
with tomtom and gamin i believe it's std that one buy mappacks which are then placed on sdcard(s) they dont use the phone network at all
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with tomtom and gamin i believe it's std that one buy mappacks which are then placed on sdcard(s) they dont use the phone network at all
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except if you want to get traffic updates of course
You can get a free trial of tomtom to install on your device and then purchase maps for regions eg UK for about £40.
to answer your first question.... although possible to download maps through wifi, you would defeat the purpose of navigation when you wandered away from an access point. google maps caches a region or grid and afaik you cannot predefine a set of grids to download in advance...
gps has nothing to do with a dataplan. gps is free to use publicly. it will be phazed out within the coming years with a better system which has allready been put into use via darpa and associated defense departments.
tomtom and most other navigation software suites come with regional maps. in the case of tomtom, they only provide one map per country. i dont believe they sell individual maps per state any more.
with programs like streets and trips, however, you can download a specified map or a custom map to your device, thus, no need for a data (or gps) connection. gps would only be needed for real time positioning and statistics.
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Hey all.
I was finally able to download the update for QuickGPS by using 'Settings->Connections->USB to PC and uncheck "Enabled advanced network functionality"' - found it on this forum, and didn't have to hard reboot!
However, when I brought up Live Search, the system went straight into Media Net. I dont' have a data plan, and I thought Live Search was free. Do I need a data plan to use Live Search, or do I need some other tweaking?
Help always appreciated.
SBJ
Now on AT&T Tilt (from 8125 - anyone wanna buy?)
AT&T WM6.0 w/o bloatware
HTC Home Customizer
The Live Search program and service is free. The time on-line is not free. You need a data plan of some sort. You didn't get one with your Tilt?
Live Search, Google Maps, Yahoo maps,... - these are all internet based apps. Of course they need a data connection. Did you really think that little download included all the maps and databases Live Search uses?
Note, you could use wifi for free, but that doesn't help you unless you are near a wifi router. If you really do not want to pay for a data plan, then your only choice for GPS is to spend the money on a standalone app like TomTom or Garmin or one of the others that includes their own maps and POIs on your devices local storage.
Thanks.
Well, grr. I guess I'll have to compare a data plan to shelling out the buckage for something like TomTom, which I understand means you have to use their small-sized SD micro. I'll check to see if Garmin will allow you to move their maps to my (soon to be here) 8GB microSD.
Ah, well...
SBJ
Buying TomTom
When you buy the TomTom software you are given a DVD with the maps content. You must load the maps onto your OWN microSD card.
Colleagues,
I am getting a Fuze for XMas and would like to know what GPS software are you all using?
Regards.
I use a free over-the-air package, amazegps.com. It does turn-by-turn voice prompting, moving 3D maps, etc. I've been very pleased with it so far.
WMM,
I take it you live in the US; do you know how it compares to others, whether paid or free?
I haven't done extensive comparisons; my use of GPS navigation is pretty limited, and the amazegps.com package meets my needs very well, so I haven't had much motivation to look further. I did sign up for the free trial of the TeleNav (AT&T Navigator) package and tried it a few times. As you would expect for $10/month, TeleNav is definitely flashier -- you can give the destination address using voice recognition, and it has text-to-speech to read you the names of the roads onto which you will be turning. It also has traffic advisories. If I used it a lot and were in a city with traffic jams to worry about, I'd definitely think the TeleNav features were worth it.
I've also seen rave reviews for OnCourse Navigator 8 (OCN8). Although I haven't used it myself, the screen shots and descriptions were really impressive.
Those are the only other two products I know anything about. For myself, amazegps.com gets me reliably from point A to point B without getting lost, and without my paying a cent for it, so that's more than good enough for me.
I've used Telenav and like the features. Text to speech (tells you the name of the street or exit to turn on) is great, the ability to send your phone a destination via the PC is nice as well. I've used the voice recognition feature but it's cumbersome and doesn't work well while driving (where this is needed).
I have use Copilot on the PC and love it. I would have purchased it for the ppc but it's expensive.
I am now using Garmin XT and have been for over a year. They have recently improved the OSD while navigating and knowing where to turn is a lot easier. Garmin XT does not have text to speech but does have almost every other feature of the top Garmin stand alone navigation devices. The program even has some features that are better than the Garmin PND. The app comes installed on a 2 gig micro sd card but there are ways of moving it to bigger cards. I have used this app on my ATT Tilt, HTC Advantage and now the ATT Fuze. Like the advantage I can start a music playlist then open the Garmin app and begin to navigate.
There are others I would like to try (TomTom, Navigon, IGo and Copilot) but my $$ is the bottleneck to new gadgets and toys.
how does that AmazeGPS compare to GoogleMaps?
I went on the website and it says their both free. So im guessing its the same quality as googlemaps.
Thanks for your replies.
Anyone else know of any other freeware?
Regards.
TomTom_Navigator_7.450.9028 does the trick for me!
I use it every day
Garmin Mobile XT 5.0.20w
can google maps be used like a gps device?
I have been using OCN6 for Street Navigation. I have ordered OCN8 which looks amazing. I use Memory-Map Navigator for topographic Navigation.
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how does that AmazeGPS compare to GoogleMaps?
I went on the website and it says their both free. So im guessing its the same quality as googlemaps.
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They are for different purposes. Google maps can use the GPS to show you where you are on a map; it can give you a route from one place to another; and it can follow you as you drive along. It is not a turn-by-turn navigator program; i.e., it doesn't give you spoken prompts like "In 500 feet, turn right" and such, and it doesn't given you a "3D" map were you appear to be flying over a map with perspective, both of which AmazeGPS does. I have and use both; Google maps is better for "where am I," and AmazeGPS is better for "take me to XYZ."
Thanks for all the great suggestions! Does GPS require/use a data package?
Telmap. Not sure if it's free still... it was earlier this week in beta, and so far... it's pretty damn good. Voice navigation, built in POIs, traffic reports, fast to get GPS signals, and more. It also showed me a better route to take which was faster than what I would have usually done.
Nav4all
Check out nav4all its pretty good its nav4all.com
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Thanks for all the great suggestions! Does GPS require/use a data package?
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It depends. Programs like amazeGPS and TeleNav get all their data, except for your current coordinates, over the air and thus require a data package. Programs that you buy or install on an SD card have the maps on your phone but will still use data for things like traffic and weather information (but I believe you can configure them not to use data if you want).
AmazeGPS has an interesting mode where you need data only when you're doing the routing. That way you can construct the route using an ActiveSync or wifi (i.e., possibly free) connection, and then while you're driving, it will still give you vocal prompts but only show you arrows for your turns instead of moving maps, so it doesn't use any over-the-air data while navigating.
After vmm mentioned amAzeGPS I have done more research and I have read amAzing things about it so I will give it a try when I get my Fuze.
Thank you all.
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Garmin Mobile XT 5.0.20w
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Same. Really like it.
I used Tomtom 7 Navigator Black Edition
FUZE GPS really sucks
i used Nav N Go iGO 8.
I am looking for a GPS app for my Diamond - WM6.1 that does certain things and do not know which forum to ask for help. I noticed one thread that had quite a bit of information concerning GPS apps. I've tried a few that use bitmap maps and I can't tell from them that you can actually create a route with them. Ideally I would like to use the built in GPS capabilities of the Diamond but I do have a BT GPS receiver also if I need to fall back on it. I do not know how to set up the internal GPS to use with apps. I have Microsoft Street Atlas which supposedly allows you to create routes and maps on the desktop and sync them to the phone but I often have trouble with my syncing and you have to be by your pc in order to create a route that you don't have the map for. I also can't get it to create a route on the phone even if I have the map installed.
I guess I just want a self-contained app that I can install and not need to sync maps (especially bitmap maps) and that I can enter an address (preferably also latitude-longitude addresses) and it will create the route and guide me as I go. Since I have tried several apps that were unsuccessful (for what I wanted them to do) I am a bit leary about spending lots of money just on the hope that it might be what I am looking for.
The Navigational software that was pre-installed (GPS Nav from Bell Canada) works well for most cases but I haven't figured out yet how to add stops along the route and I can't enter latitude and longitude - for non-city places that have no street address.
Any suggestions I can get would be great
Look for Garmin solutions for PPC, www.garmin.com.
Software is free, but you must buy maps.
http://www8.garmin.com/solutions/handset/smartphones.jsp
I had a look at the Garmin site and finally found where to download the app. One question I have is can you enter multiple stops along your route or just a start and stop point?
Also, it says the app is pre-loaded on an sd card. The diamond does not accept SD cards so can it be copied from a pc and transferred to the Diamond? Also it says there are no maps available for North America for the Mobile XT. Am I doing something wrong or is that true. If they are not available for North America then its useless for me.
Do you have a data plan?
I find google maps works well for me, but it downloads the maps as you are going, so if you are charged for data this is no good.
I also have tomtom, this allows you to input longitude and latitude coordinates however the software is not cheap.
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Do you have a data plan?
I find google maps works well for me, but it downloads the maps as you are going, so if you are charged for data this is no good.
I also have tomtom, this allows you to input longitude and latitude coordinates however the software is not cheap.
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software is free, u can download TT7 from these forums. Its the map u have to pay for. u get 1 free map tho.
TomTom allows you to put in points along the route too.
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software is free, u can download TT7 from these forums. Its the map u have to pay for. u get 1 free map tho.
TomTom allows you to put in points along the route too.
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Where can I download TT7 from these forums? Also, would I get to choose which map is free?